top five guide: lake como, italy
Well, it turns out that the Clooneys are right: Como is one-of-a-kind. We spent a summer weekend exploring this idyllic lake and its...
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top five guide: tulum, mexico
Tulum is a magical place that feels a bit like a millennial playground, and my guess is that feeling is very intentional. Everything...
top five guide: boston, massachusetts
In the summer of 2021, my husband surprised me with a long weekend trip to one of America's greatest cities: Boston (surprise trips are...
top five guide: bologna, italy
Bologna is a tragically underrated Italian destination. We spent six weeks living out our Italian dreams in Bologna, setting it as the...
top five guide: lagos, portugal
Lagos (pronounced like LAH-GAUCHE) is the jewel of Portugal's southernmost coast, also known as the Algarve region. A popular beach...
top five guide: ho chi minh city, vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City (also known as Saigon), Vietnam’s largest city, takes the chaos of Hanoi and amps it up a few levels. With busy traffic,...
crowdsourced: paris
Welcome to the city of love, lights, and croissants - Paris! I am not sure that there is a more quintessentially European destination...
top five guide: tokyo, japan
Tokyo has sat atop my bucket list for years. Everything I learned about Japan's capital city made me fall more and more in love. The...
top five guide: bali, indonesia
Bali is a destination that has been glamorized my entire adult life, thanks in no small part to social media. Depicted as an...
top five guide: milos, greece
Planning our first Greece island-hopping trip was quite the assignment. Unlike other popular European vacation spots like the French...
top five guide: cappadocia, turkey
I was hopeful but skeptical when planning our trip to Cappadocia, a region in central Turkey a short flight away from Istanbul. This...
top five guide: tel aviv, israel
Tel Aviv was an unlikely hero for me. To be completely honest, my first impression wasn't stellar, and it left me feeling unsure of how...
top five guide: budapest, hungary
I was thrilled to finally make it to Budapest (pronounced like "BOO-DUH-PESHT," if you want to be kind of annoying but accurate). Often...
crowdsourced: mexico city
One of my top requested places for recommendations is Mexico City, a destination that has been SO high up on my travel wishlist for...
top five guide: copenhagen, denmark
Copenhagen was my first taste of Scandinavia, and it certainly lived up to its globally pristine reputation. With ample bike traffic,...
top five guide: hanoi, vietnam
Vietnam’s capital city is a perfectly balanced mix of charm and chaos. With so much to take in at any given moment - from zooming...
top five guide: austin, texas
Boiling Austin, Texas down into five small bullets has been a gargantuan task. Austin is my hometown and my favorite city in the world,...
top five guide: brussels, belgium
Forget any preconceived notions of this city: Brussels is far more charming and lively than silly rumors might lead you to believe. While...
top five guide: ljubljana, slovenia
You heard it here first: Ljubljana is one of Europe’s best kept secrets. This laid back capital city feels just as idyllic as other, more...
top five guide: edinburgh, scotland
Edinburgh (pronounced like Edin-"bruh," not "berg!"), is Scotland's cheery, picturesque, and walkable capital. With a uniquely moody and...
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